Internationalizing the Campus
Committee (ICC)
“The process of integrating an international/intercultural
dimension into the teaching, research, and service functions of
the institution” (Knight, 1994)
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Mary Beth Kenkel, PhD, CoPLA, Chairperson
Randall Alford, PhD, Student Affairs
Monica Baloga, PhD, Graduate Programs
Judith Brooke, ISSS/Enrollment Management
Ali Faisal, Advancement
William Gabrenya, PhD, CoPLA
Korhan Oyman, PhD, CoA
Henry Perez, PhD, CoB
Hamid Rassoul, PhD, CoS (Aug - Dec)
Muzaffar Shaikh, PhD, CoE
Wes Sumner, Marketing & Communications
Kurt Winkelmann, PhD, CoS (Jan - June)
Jennifer Ledford, Committee Staff Assistant (Aug - Dec.)
Mischka Maxwell, Committee Staff Assistant (Jan - June)
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2009 -10:
◦ Comprehensive audit of the campus’ internationalization efforts
◦ Final Report with 16 recommendations
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2010 – 11:
◦ Three subcommittees achieved these outcomes
 Communication
 Monthly internationalization feature to the Campus Observer newsletter
 Creation of “international minute” interviews for WFIT-FM and
international segments on Inside Florida Tech
 Feature story on international activities for Florida Tech Today magazine
 Development
 Concept Paper for establishing a Center for Global Engagement
 Academic
 Developed list of global competencies expected of all students
 Menu of courses with international content in place of only Civ 2
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Knowledge
Demonstrates knowledge of global issues, processes, trends
and systems
Understands his/her culture in global and comparative context
Skills
Uses knowledge, diverse cultural frames of reference, and
alternate perspectives to think critically and solve problems
Adapts his/her behavior to interact effectively with those who
are different
Attitudes
Is willing to learn from others who are culturally different
from him/her
Accepts cultural differences and tolerates cultural ambiguity
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Promote Global Learning Competencies
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Provide opportunities and funding for faculty and staff to
further develop their own global and cultural learning
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Build an internationalized campus environment that attracts
both international and domestic students.
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Assist with capital campaign for Center for Global
Engagement
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Internationalization efforts have been publicized to a
broader constituency - campus groups, alumni,
applicants, and the community
◦ Presentations to faculty, staff, administrators, and students
◦ Continued inclusion of international topics in campus
publications and on radio (CASE Special Merit Award for the
International Student Spotlight Series)
◦ ICC website
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Participation in the ACE Mapping Internationalization Survey
◦ Revealed the strengths and gaps in FIT’s internationalization efforts
◦ Put us among the universities working on and making significant
progress on internationalization
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ICC conducted an Internationalization Survey of campus
faculty, staff, and students
◦ Goals:
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Heighten awareness in campus community of internationalization efforts
Identify internationalization priorities and barriers
Determine training and education needs of the different constituencies
Elicit interest and involvement in the internationalization efforts
Students Staff
Faculty
824
204
194
Interact with International 1x 60%
day or more
63%
68%
Feel comfortable
67%
82%
92%
Limited contact
16%
3%
2%
Unsure how to react
28%
21%
14%
Difficulty communicating
21%
18%
10%
Situations
With
students,
social
situations
With
students,
social
situations
With
students,
social
situations
81%
84%
Number of participants
Interest in training/education 74%
In AY 2012-13, faculty and
staff training on crosscultural/global competencies
should be instituted with a
focus on development of self
awareness, the understanding
of key cultural concepts within
U.S. culture, and the
development of specific goals
to help communicate across
cultures.
Recommendation 1
More training should be instituted
for:
Domestic students through
RAs
International Students with
focus on staff/student
interactions and classroom
etiquette
All campus constituencies
students through Do You
Know videos
Recommendation 2
The next QEP should focus
on institutionalizing
student-level global
competencies/ learning
outcomes for all FIT
students.
Recommendation 3
More study abroad
experiences should be made
available to students,
including short-term and
major-specific experiences.
Student learning outcomes
from study abroad
experiences should be
measured.
Recommendation 4
Include space for the Center
for Global Engagement next
to the offices of ISSS when
they move to the Florida
Tech Commons so there
will be staffing for it.
Consider renaming ISSS to
Center for Global
Engagement.
Recommendation 5
Continue to include a
Center for Global
Engagement in the capital
campaign projects.
Recommendation 6
Internationalization
The Future of Florida Tech
and the World